Harper's Ferry sentinel. [volume] (Harpers Ferry, W. Va.) 1887-1902, 1887-12-31
A TERRIBLE TEN MINUTES.

1t happened one afternoon last1year,
In the month of November, that / re-
ceiyed a telegram calling for my presence
in London early next morning on an i'm
portant business matter. To such a
summons there was but one answer pos
sible, so, with just regretful thought
for card party should have to forego,
Iwired back this reply:
. g Mr. j. Depon, Anderton's Hotel, London:
Shall leave Burtown by the 12 tonight,
and win cali on you tomorrow at 81
- .sKNIGHTLY.n
Having dispatched my message, I
finished Of the days work with ali
speed. aid then returned to my lodgings
to make preparations for my journey.
These consisted principally of examining
a soft cap and few other necessaries
into carpet-bag, after which followed
the discussion of 4 hearty meal, and the
delivery of an exhortation to my land
lady to feed my fox-terrier Grip, at his.
usual hours
The remainder of the evening was
spent In skimming over the mornings
paper, wherein found little to interest
me. In disgust, flung. the thing on the
on whose a,,er an,,earad H. Sbaad;ma !,
conspicuous as loaded type could make
it: :. Shocking Wife Murder in Rurtown
Arrest of the Murderer
With mental apology to the pub
fishers of the Cir@4icle for the injustice
! had done them as caterers TO the
public craving for horrors, picked UP
s.harrowing de,ails 3 = 0ss slie
Tho DIST If fbe retgs ,,os - fol,a,r..
An Abandoned 'r,,fI;an f,l;,,s,n 49, 49,,
bv name Ind aftar .5i,e fasb;a - e 49, ~
class beaten Il b;s w;fe,s sl-,,1l n,;t, n.o
snaIlet IN consea,,enea ~. - san,a 49, 9
disau-aen,a,,t s w
deed he cooIlv nrf On b;s aoat ~
hi. and wac nroceed;n1, - &C.,, a.e
when the ns;gbI dsra ii !;
i,v the screa,,Ss of ~
rushed n and sec,,rod b;,, '-','' r NJ -,
all or nearIv ali tbo ra,,I ' = =
tanned. excepf for the us,laI inforr,at ;r,,
that sfe prisoner vii he -o,,a III, Z !,
before Hle MAGISTRATES fhis - and
charged with causing the wilfnl m mr.
der Of his wife. .
It was now mast eleven--t;ma for NC
to make nv way down Fl stba station -. !.
rather more than time. n fart ss;nes
that imposino sfrnctnra was d;sta,,t
from nv LODGINGS by fnIIv two miles
Fortunately. INV bac was l;ebt an 1ls' 7
shared in its nIeasino cbaractar;st;c of
being unburdened nv sunerti,,o,,s yya;oht
None the less IN reacl'ing INV da.t7na.
ton there was onlv one n7;n,,fa lsft !, :
wherein to take nv ticket and aec, ,e
4 seat The latter oYarat;on tba,,Isa - :
the slownass &c tbe hoalS;,,4. aia.ls -
handino me INV cbanae ba5 - ~ : -
eomplisbed bv runn;ng the sanntla+ 80
the guards and norfors as tba troll,
began to move.
81, sooner had ascarta;nad +bot nv
limbs were 5nniniured nv the nncere.
.monions fashion IN which tba ra;l alive : !,
nIf;cials had sass;stad, mo me ~ NV - seat
than discovered that tbe onir co.,
tenant of the .comnartment i, winch +
was enseouced was vonng ladv aoel
one. moreover of NO small bes1tv Nou,
i am 3 shv man 90 far 81 tba fair soy =
concerned Among men + hove salf
nossessi,n eno.,gb and "a snora. b,,t I,
the nresence If ladies' that saif :,
>vanishes with most nncaIled fol ran;d;tv
In die presence If Ladies ye "a. Inf hey.
there was b,It one who ,,.s - bo,nd ~ ~ :
ken me. for 4 whole hour mi Il tbe t,o; t.
should mako it's first - sto, - e. = boz
pened that ne conte,nniatad the - ~ -, r,ips
/ of nv visa ;s from hab;nd tba aras,;nss
Araper which Ind fo,,nd t;ma s ~ e
nv fight "a The station ,.ss = ~ ~
courage returned and IS tha : - ny
words Of Mr. Cilbert Sad - ,a a,.ssn
ssI,ll fake heart and ,n s1. - s ssai
heart never won fair ladv > s 'ains
81 trust YOU were NOT alarmed hv M.
unceremonions entrvaa - + 20 re,,asr,, - s.
with some inward mispiyinss hi, ,,.@ ,n, s.,